RCMP officer rescues owl hit by car in Northern Alberta

July 21, 2019

Mounties always get their man, and sometimes, their owl. Sergeant Dean Purcka, Detachment Commander of the the Swan Hills RCMP Detachment in northern Alberta,…

Tuesday Turtles: Loggerhead sea turtles nesting in record numbers

July 16, 2019

It’s just halfway through the annual nesting season for sea turtles in the SE coast of the U.S., but it’s looking to be a…

Meatless Monday: China building giant solar farm shaped like a ….panda

July 15, 2019

For maxim efficiency, solar farms are designed to align the panels in rows and column. The idea is that forming a grid will increase…

Man pleads guilty to breaking into California zoo to steal rare lemur

July 10, 2019

A Newport Beach man pleaded to a federal criminal charge for breaking into the Santa Ana Zoo after hours and stealing North America’s oldest-living…

Raccoon stuck in wet cement rescued in Arizona

July 9, 2019

It’s the stuff of nightmares, and one raccoon is lucky to be alive after being trapped in wet cement. While it’s not clear how…

Bright-orange bird covered in curry or turmeric turns up at U.K. animal hospital

July 8, 2019

At first, veterinarians were expecting their next patient to be some kind of exotic bird. Instead, staff at Tiggywinkles Wildlife Hospital in Buckinghamshire, U.K. were faced with a…

Rescue dogs in wheelchairs frolic on beach in Morocco

July 6, 2019

Even disabled dogs just want to have fun. SFT Animal Sanctuary in Tangier, Morocco recently posted some amazing videos of its rescued dogs running…

Caught on Video: Mumbai Police officer saves dog from drowning in monsoon flooding

July 6, 2019

Monsoon flooding has battered parts of India with Mumbai particularly hard hit. At least 30 people have been killed and some are still missing,…

Arctic fox tracked walking over 3,500 km from Norway to Canada

July 2, 2019

The quick fox turns out to be really true as researchers tracked a female fox walk more than 3,500 kilometres. Using satellite tracking, researchers…

Man waltzes into British Columbia liquor store carrying a baby deer

June 27, 2019

Did you hear the one about a man who walked into the liquor store with a fawn? No, not a joke. Conservation officers in…